Researchers have created a protein that can detect the faint chemical signals neurons receive from other brain cells. By tracking glutamate in real time, scientists can finally see how neurons process ...

Negative symptoms of schizophrenia affect motivation, emotion, and daily life. Learn the signs, why they’re often missed, and ...

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has provided the first direct evidence that schizophrenia is associated with a greater release ...

Fixing the balance of a single brain circuit erased anxiety and social deficits in mice, revealing a powerful new target for ...

To study how a key chemical neuromodulator affects signaling in the brain's cortex, Garrett Neske, PhD, has received a three-year, $300,000 grant from the Whitehall Foundation, a nonprofit ...

Researchers suggest that, from a clinical perspective, the findings provide mechanistic insight into motivational deficits central to psychiatric disorders.

The brain’s chatter has always been partly out of reach, with electrical spikes easy to record but the chemical whispers ...

Part of my emotional recovery from schizophrenia came from identifying and addressing my environmental triggers.

A comprehensive mini-review published today after peer review in Brain Medicine by Dr. Tao Ma and colleagues at Wake Forest ...

A genetic mutation passed from mother to children in families affected by schizophrenia has now been shown to completely ...